A compound claim is a claim that is made up of other claims, but in itself is just one one claim. In the text they use the example of "either a democrat will win the election or a republican will win". The major claim is someone will win the presidential election. Te compound is either the democrat or the republican will win. I for example here these type of claims all the time, talking with people or in the media, you can see that these type of claims can be found anywhere in society.
Now a compound claim that I heard recently was when my mom was talking about how she wants to buy a new couch. She said she saw the most beautiful couch in the store the other day and wants to buy one but isn't sure which color she will pick. The compound claim is that she is going to buy a couch either a black couch or a white couch. We can break this sentence down into two parts. First the major claim is she wants to buy a new couch. The other part is that she will either pick a black couch or a white couch. As we see this is a claim composed of other claims, but in itself is just one claim.
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I like how you defined what a compound claim is and how the text defined it. The text's example shows that within a compound claim it either goes one way or the other and it has a central(main idea).
ReplyDeleteThey are definitely found anywhere in society and in our own lives. Your own life example was great because it is well stated. It is being narrowed down to the major claim and the two parts. It is like the compound claim holds that main central idea in tact and contains the choices and tha major claim is the central idea; it's like the center.